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NGC 1662 - Open Cluster in Orion

Altitude: 35.4°   Azimuth: 238.8°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 1662 is a Open Cluster in the Orion constellation. NGC 1662 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 1662 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.46x0.46 degrees (27.6x27.6 arcmins).

Image of NGC 1662 - Open Cluster in Orion star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1662 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (13.8 arcmin) and minor (13.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 1662

NGC 1662
Open Cluster
Orion

NGC 1662 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 35.4°
Azimuth: 238.8°
Direction: West-South-West

See also NGC 1662 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 6.4, NGC 1662 is easily visible with the help of a small binocular.

Available Resources for NGC 1662 - Open Cluster in Orion

Photometric information of NGC 1662

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 1662 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

7
6.4

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent size of NGC 1662

The following table reports NGC 1662 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1662 is a visual representation of it.
13.8 arcmin
13.8 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 1662

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 1662 are provided in the following table:

04h 48m 29s
+10° 55’ 49”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1662 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 1662 - Open Cluster in Orion star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1662 - Open Cluster in Orion.

Finder chart NGC 1662 - Open Cluster in Orion star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1662 - Open Cluster in Orion.

Rise and set times of NGC 1662 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 1662 - Open Cluster in Orion rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.1°
Max altitude: 49.5°
Azimuth: 280.9°